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Iconic Royers Cafe in downtown Round Top is as flavorful inside as it is interesting outside.
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Round Top: Where Everything Can Be Elevated to an Art Form, Even Relaxation By Kathy Johnston
On any given
weekend, a stop in the quaint central Texas town of Round Top will treat its visitors to a surprising amount of activity. The town, located on State Highway 237 half way between Brenham and La Grange, is reputed to be among the smallest incorporated cities in Texas with a population of 90. This historical treasure is at once charming in its authenticity and a surprisingly exciting place to be, when one experiences it fully. For, what could easily be just a sleepy, don’t blink or you’ll miss it, point in the road has now become a destination and center for arts and diverse fun. So, slow down at the flashing yellow light that marks arrival at the town’s square with its historic courthouse, and turn in to
experience most of the action. Round Top offers virtually something for everyone from beer and wine festivals to Shakespeare, and music - from classical to hoe-down, traditional polkas and classic rock. Well-known for its twice annual (Fall & Spring) antique fairs that span miles and attract thousands, there’s lots more to enjoy in the interim periods. There are five art galleries including one that has featured works by internationally known watercolorists, underscoring the fact that Round Top has truly become an artful destination. Others feature everything from folk art, top quality western art, to craft as art, as well as traditional media. For a one-square mile town, there is also a wide variety of shops tucked on the Square, and around it in historic Henkel Square Market, and Bybee Square. One can locate
everything from antiques, quality gifts, fashionable clothing, lovely jewelry, and home decor, both sophisticated and ranch-like; and there’s not a ‘kitschy’ tee shirt in sight; how refreshing. Round Top’s German heritage is noticeable even today as architectural controls have preserved many of the town’s earliest structures. Not to be missed are such original homes as can be found on the grounds of the Round Top Inn, the historic Bethlemem Lutheran Church, and the Round Top Library’s Rummel House. Many of the structures on Bybee Square and Henkel Square are original to Round Top, or the nearby area. It’s nice to see that so much has not only been preserved, but given new life in such charming ways. If you haven’t arrived hungry, after your walk about, you will be. So don’t travel any further because within two See Round Top, Next Page
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Round Top Bills Itself the Artful Escape –And With Good Reason Continued from previous page blocks in any direction you’ll find great food and good variety. Sample any place and it won’t disappoint from Italian style, thin crust pizza at The Stone Cellar, to top notch steaks, pastas and seafood at Round Top’s famous Royers’ Round Top Cafe. Los Patrones on SH 237 at the Square has excellent Mexican fare and serious Margaritas. Down-home country comfort food is always to be found at Scotty’s & Friends - fried green tomatoes, anyone? If you’re eating ‘on the fly’, try a top notch, made-to-order — 20th Annual —
La Bahia
Antique Show & Sale - Over 80 Dealers -
March 30th - April 6th • 8 a.m. • FREE ADMISSION • FREE PARKING • GREAT FOOD Porcelain Restoration at Show
La Bahia Hall
www.labahiaantiques.com 979.289.2684 Located on 290 W/Tx 237 Burton, Texas Next Show Sept. 28th - Oct. 5th
deli sandwich from Round Top Mercantile or grab a piece of pie, savory or sweet, with a latte from Royers’ Pie Haven in Henkel Square Market. Travelers here will no doubt be plain tuckered out after their Round Top experience. So, why go home? Instead, go to www. roundtop.org to choose from any number of charming accommodations, B&B or guest house style, located in Round Top proper or the surrounding area. No hotel chains here, just abundant hospitality, and the perfect flavor of evening respite after a long day (and perhaps, night) of enjoying Round Top’s offerings. Here, the welcome mat is always out, and your accommodation will come with an evening sky where you can virtually pick the stars out of the night. Not to be missed Sites & Events: • Round Top Festival Institute, with acres of gardens & 1200-seat concert hall plays host to both a summer festival, monthly concerts and year-round programs • Henkel Square Market & Bybee Square - quaint shops & galleries, all in historically significant structures • Round Top Family Library, a community treasure and a beautiful garden • Historic Bethlehem Lutheran Church • Five Art Galleries in and around Round Top, including those located in Bybee
The firing of the Civil War-era cannon on the town square sounds the beginning of the July 4th parade every year in Round Top. Photo by Jeff Wick
Square and Henkel Square Market Annual Events: • Spring Beer Festival • Fall Wine Festival • Spring & Fall Antiques Festival (October & April) • Spring Guitar Festival, Summer Concert Series & monthly Concerts and/or events at Round Top Festival Institute • Fall Quilt Festival • Numerous gallery openings and shows • Harvestfest at Henkel Square Market
• Fourth of July Celebration (longest continuously celebrated this side of the Mississippi) • Summer Shakespeare Festival • Christmas town-wide celebration with Santa on the Square • Annual Chili Cook-off sponsored by the Round Top Family Library, the smallest accredited Library in the state of Texas And, much more. For complete and periodic information, the Chambers website is the place to go: www.roundtop.org
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Wed 12-4
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We’re Your Everyday Store, Plus A Whole Lot More! Family Owned and Operated since 1984
•24-hour Pay-at-the-Pump Shell Gasoline & Diesel •Authorized STIHL and BOB-CAT (Zero Turn Mowers) dealer •On-site Small Engine Repair •Fresh made sandwiches w/ Boar’s Head Meats & Cheeses •Full Service Hardware & Farm & Ranch Supply
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•Full Grocery and Gourmet Food Selection •Extensive Imported Beer & Wine Selection •Fresh Meat: Beef, Pork & Chicken •ACCO and FORAGE STAR feeds •Party Trays
438 North Washington Street (Highway 237) Round Top, TX Phone (979) 249-3117 and Fax (979) 249-3168 Email: info@roundtopmercantile.com Visit our website; like our facebook
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Join us for our Annual Events: 4th of July Parade, BBQ and Dance Blasmusik – Free Concert (Aug 3rd)
Schützenfest Dance (Sept 22nd ) New Year’s Eve Dance Our historic hall is available to rent for your special event: wedding receptions, reunions, or any celebration you are planning. Visit us at www.roundtoprifle.com for our history,, pictures, and calendar of events. Contact us at info@roundtoprifle.com
Round Top’s precinct courthouse was built in 1924.
Round Top, But Square Center Chartered in 1870, Round Top is located on Cummins Creek in northern Fayette County. The town is said to have received its name from “the house with the round top,” an early stagecoach mileage designation that, at the time, was located about a mile northeast of the town’s present site. The original 1880s courthouse in Round Top burned in 1924 and was rebuilt at the present location on the town square.
Indian Creek Men’s Outpost Artisan Gifts, Home Decor & Accessories Featuring: • Wonderful Gifts • Home Accessories • Jewelry • Floral Arrangements • Candles
Watch th e outdoor games on our TV at th e “Outpo st”.
• Concealed Carry Vests & Bags • Columbia Shirts • Case Knives • Traxxas RC Cars • Rods & Reels
Shop Hours Thursday - Saturday 10AM - 5 PM Wednesday & Sunday Noon - 4 PM
Indian Creek & Men’s Outpost | Henkel Square Market | Round Top, Texas 78954 | 979-249-5455 | 979-249-5456
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Festival Hill Going Strong at Forty-Two It began as a dream. What’s it’s become is almost magical. W ho would dare to stand in a cow pasture in the heart of central Tex as, and declare it to be the future site of one of the world’s greatest performance and learning centers? A young concert pianist from H utchinson, K ansas by the name of J ames D ick. O ver the nex t 40 years, he would guide the development of the Round Top Festival I nstitute and its campus, Festival H ill. H ow did this internationally famous Center for P erformance and L earning, situated a half mile from the town square of Round Top Tex as come to be? P erhaps because of the music, the achitecture, the ambience, the gardens, and the beauty of this magical place Something for everyone. The architectural styles and decorative motifs offer something to appeal to every taste.The custom woodwork in the concert hall features musical lyres with L one S tars in their centers. O ther sites to see are the pharmacy garden, stone bridges and wooded areas, the plaz a, the B ig B arn and the G reat S hed, the E dythe B ates O ld Chapel, the M enke H ouse and Clayton H ouses, the D avid W . G uion Room and the O x ehufwud Room. Take a guided tour and see it all. If you dream, dream big. There were two dreams in J ames D ick’s life. To create and grow Festival H ill and to become an internationally famous concert pianist. B oth would come true. J ames D ick began his career by playing the triangle in his kindergarten classroom. E ncouraged by his parents, he eventually, would study piano with D alies Frantz , a noted A merican pianist at the U niversity of Tex as at A ustin. A fter graduating with honors in piano, J ames received two back- toback Fulbright Fellowships, and has received many honors, including the 2009 Tex as M edal of A rts and the D istinguished A lumnus A ward from his alma mater. H e also took top priz es at the Tchaikosky, B usoni and L eventritt I nternational Competitions. B esides his own concert career, J ames D ick had another burning passion. To establish a teaching institute. H e recogniz ed how important his teachers and mentors had been to him, and he wanted to pass this gift along to others. Build it and they will come. S everal locations were considered but, ultimately, Round Top was chosen. M iss I ma H ogg was an early J ames D ick fan, and noted for her knowledge of historic homes, beauty, craftsmanship and gardens.
W ith Richard Royall – a recent P rinceton and U niversity of Tex as L aw S chool graduate – as managing director, J ames started Round Top Festival I nstitute, the sole endeavor of The J ames D ick Foundation for the P erforming A rts. The effort to attract talented faculty, motivated students with professional aspirations, appreciative audiences, and philanthropic support began. The goal was to raise full scholarships for each participating young artist.
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Bring your lawnchair. I n the early years, piano- only performances were held in rented space, with ten young artists studying and performing with the I nstitute for two weeks of the summer. P ractice areas and lodging for students and faculty was provided in the homes of interested neighbors throughout the nearby country side, including the Round Top home of M iss I ma H ogg. Location, location, location. W hile Round Top is tiny, its location turned out to be the perfect place to build a dream. A place that provides year- round arts and humanities programs, houses museum and library collections, and continues with its centerpiece proj ect, the S ummer M usic Festival, now providing training and orchestral performance opportunity to eighty- five young artists each summer. Listen, look around you and look up. The pattern of a crystal plate, part of the D avid W . G uion Collection given to Festival H ill, prompted the design for the concert hall ceiling. H elping this vision have been many philanthropists. M iss I ma H ogg, the S id Richardson Foundation, and the B ass brothers. The W illiam L ockhart Clayton H ouse at Festival H ill is named for the man who drafted the M arshall P lan and part of an ex tended family of philanthropists who have provided significant, ongoing help to the I nstitute. A many splendored thing. W ater features are sprinkled across the landscape, a counter to the Tex as heat. Flags wave above the green representing the nationalities of the young artists present for the S ummer M usic Festival. B looming plants attract hundreds of butterflies, while the acreage with garden space, water and bridges make a perfect setting for the special symphonic and chamber programs offered year round. Festival H ill truly is a special, magical place where everyone who loves music, art, and beautiful things has an opportunity to come marvel at what it means to be inquisitive. Come visit Festival H ill... a true Tex as Treasure.
CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE & LEARNING CONCERTS CONFERENCES WEDDINGS PHOTO SHOOTS
FORUMS RETREATS TOURS RECEPTIONS
AUGUST-TO-APRIL SERIES Year-Round Events
2013 ROUND TOP MUSIC FESTIVAL June 2 - July 14 (979) 249-3129 festivalhill.org
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our Artful Escape begins right here. Discover the art of
delectable food and fine wine; the art of comfort in well appointed accommodations; the art of ‘shop ‘til you drop’ in fabulous boutiques that hold everything from clothing to one-of-a-kind decor & gifts. Perfect the ar t of bootscootin’, just as well as porch sitting. Revel in artful pursuits such as world-class music, and exhibitions in several highly respected galleries. And, Round Top’s Festivals are varied, fun & frequent. So, plan your Artful Escape soon, or right now by visiting...
www.roundtop.org
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ROUND TOP AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Northern Fayette County Dining Guide CARMINE JW’s Steakhouse
122 S Hauptstrasse St, Carmine (979) 278-4240
Scotty & Friends
Third Base
The Stone Cellar
WINCHESTER
109 Bauer Rummel Rd, Village Green, Round Top (979) 249-5512 Bybee Square, Round Top (979) 249-3390
ROUND TOP Los Patrones
101 S Washington, Round Top (979) 249-5696
Royer’s Round Top Cafe
WARRENTON The Oaks Restaurant 5507 S St Hwy. 237, Round Top (979) 249-5909
105 Main St, Round Top (979) 249-3611
4400 S St Hwy 237, Round Top (979) 249-3805
Hajek’s Country Store & More
Hwy. 77 N. at FM 153, La Grange (979) 242-3291
Murphy’s Steakhouse
204 Thomas Street, Winchester (979) 242-3433
Winchester Store
8902 FM 153., Winchester (979) 242-5597
Pizza at the Stone Cellar
on Bybee Square in the Heart of Round Top
Wine Cellar ~ Old World Pub Gourmet Pizzeria Open Thursday through Sunday
Live Music
Every Friday and Saturday
w w w.stonecellar wines.com
979.249.3390
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Celebrating Summer Together for 43 Years
Every summer, Shakespeare comes to life in the Theater Barn at Winedale.
Miss Hogg had recently restored and donated to the University the Winedale Historical Center, a 270-acre area of pasture, woodland and historic pioneer buildings in central Texas. Noting the resemblance of an 1880s hay barn to an Elizabethan theater, she suggested that Ayres try having his students perform Shakespeare there. He
Presented by Emma Lee Turney
April 3, 4, 5 & 6 2013
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ROUND TOP ARTS CENTER 1235 Highway 237 at the edge of Round Top HAILED AS “BEST OF THE BEST”
Enhance your interior and outdoor decor with great style: Chardonnay Farms Garden Bldgs., Art Restoration, “outsider”, steel, note cards, traditional and contemporary art, lighted glass, blue bonnet pottery, Shaker style containers, sport prints, hand crafted silk, fabrics, everlastings, little girl to adult fashions, all styles hand crafted jewelry, classical music, furniture and more. Some shown with antiques & vintage pieces to fit country and big city lifestyles.
Free Parking • Air Conditioned
Food catered by Scotty & Friends, Round Top 281-493-5501 • Fax: 281-293-0320 turneyshow@aol.com www.roundtopfolkartfair.com
Fabulous Jewelry • Chardonnay Farms Garden Bldgs. • Art Restoration
Paintings • Photography Art • Personal Printing • Bronzes • Furniture
Just like Fayette County music ranges from polkas to symphonies, there’s worldclass theater here, too. It’s heart lies in Winedale. That’s the tiny Texas community that Miss Ima Hogg fell in love with and literally bought – then turned it over to The University of Texas. Shakespeare at Winedale began as an English Department course in 1970. It grew out of a meeting between Professor James Ayres (“Doc” to his students) and Miss Hogg, the philanthropist regarded as “the First Lady of Texas.”
agreed, and Shakespeare at Winedale was born. As the program grew in size and reputation, it began to attract students from outside the English Department and eventually beyond the University of Texas. The broad spectrum of students served by the program reflects its emphasis on perfor-
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mance as a learning method and a means of self-discovery, rather than an end in itself. For more than 40 years, Shakespeare at Winedale has drawn students with different cultural and academic backgrounds from universities around the United States. Their interests have ranged from medicine, law and physics to music, theatre, and English. They’ve met every June at Winedale to begin a journey that takes them well beyond their expectations and themselves. The program has now expanded to include year-round activities, including special programs for younger children such as Camp Shakespeare and an Educational Outreach Program. The Winedale Historical Center is part of the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas. To get there, go to Round Top, then at the blinking light, turn right onto FM 1457. After about 3 miles, turn left onto FM 2714. Drive one mile down the road. When you get to Winedale, there will be a split rail fence on the right. The visitor’s center is on your left and the Meadows Conference Center is just past the visitor’s center.
Library Services: • Computers with Internet Access • WIFI • eBooks • eMovies • Lending Books, Audio Books, CD’s, DVD’s, Video Cassettes • Reference Library and Assistance • Periodicals • TV/VCR/DVD • Photocopying; Fax; Scanner
©Jeanette Bergen with Permission
Smallest accredited Library in Texas! Community Services: Summer Reading Club; Adult Book Club; Art Classes; Music Classes; Yoga; Story Time; Aid Home School Patrons; ESL; Spanish; FYI- and Literary Events; Computer Classes; Chess; Kids Garden Club; Sr. Citizens Activities;Play-scape and Area for Kids Parties; Partnership with other institutions.
206 West Mill • P.O. Box 245 • Round Top, Texas 78954 Phone: 979.249.2700 • Fax: 979.249.2563 info@ilovetoread.org • www.ilovetoread.org
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Henkel Square Market
979/249-5840
One of Round Top’s historical treasures is now a shopper’s delight. Wed 12-4 • Thu-Sat 10-5 • Sun 11-4
The Apothecary
Copper Shade Tree
Indian Creek
Featuring seasonal decor and gifts, including a large selection of The Round Top Collection 979-249-5200 www.theapothecaryatroundtop.com
An American Fine Craft Gallery featuring decorative and functional crafts handmade by American artisans 979-249-4127 www.coppershadetree.com
Beth Anderson Gallery
Second Market & Company
Nationally recognized local artist capturing the beauty of the Texas landscape in original oils
An eclectic array of gifts, collectibles and treasures including vintage jewelry and antique furniture. 713-854-8413
www.henkelsquareroundtop.com
Artisan gifts, candles, jewelry, accessories, custom florals, home decor & much more 979-249-5455 Fax 979-249-5030 www.icrtt.com
Blue Door Decor
One-of-a-kind lamps, custom linens and decorative pillows, China Baroque jewelry, treasures for the home & you! 832-671-7821
Men’s Outpost
Fabulous gifts clothing & more for the guys! While you shop, he can watch a game on our front porch! 979-249-5455 Fax 979-249-5456 www.icrtt.com
Royers Pie Haven
Famous pies from savory to sweet. Great lattes and more! royerspiehaven.com
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It Fits!
Fashions for Real Women! Accessories too! Featuring beautiful clothing in Women’s Sizes from 16W-28W 979-249-3570 512-787-8679
Round Top Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center
979-249-4042 888-368-4783 www.roundtop.org
Round Top, La Grange Bellville & Brenham
Offices in
Count on our Houston connection to expand your marketing opportunities E-CountryProperties-com
Moth and Rust
Vintage furnishings & textiles, adornments, curiosities, artisan bridal jewelry & accessories, stash leather. 979-530-6839
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2013—Celebrating 25 Years of Real Estate Excellence
Henkel Square, Where Shopping and History Meet
Open 7 Days a Week Whether buying or selling, call or stop by and let us show you why we have been in business over 25 years. 979.249.5732 101 Main Street Round Top, TX 78954 RoundTopRealEstate.com
The site that is today Henkel Square Market, has been known as “Henkel Square” since Charles L. And Faith P. Bybee, Houston philanthropists and collectors of American and Texas Pioneer antiques, purchased the 6-acre parcel in the late 1960’s. Since the 1800’s, it was both a residential and commercial area. Numerous pictures exist that show the Square as the commercial/residential center in Round Top life. The Bybee’s saved German immigrant structures from Round Top and the surrounding areas, establishing a Museum Village under the stewardship of their Texas Pioneer Arts Foundation. In 2010, MLD Holdings, LLC of Houston acquired the property and its historic structures. Today, Henkel Square has been revived by its new owners; its buildings saved once again. The entrepreneurial spirit of Texas’ earliest German pioneers seems to have revived as well, with a host of retail and commercial enterprises calling this beautiful part of Round Top home. We invite you to take a walk through this historic village to enjoy the history and the premier shopping experience.
Round Top State Bank TOM BAKER INSURANCE AGENCY
•Traditional Banking Services •Mortgage Lending •Home Equity •ATM at each location •Commercial and Consumer Online Banking
• ROUND TOP 301 N. Washington 979-249-3151 • GIDDINGS 1442 E. Austin 979-542-7872 ROUND TOP STATE BANK INSURANCE AGENCY Your local Germania Agent - Tim Huebner Not a Deposit. Not FDIC Insured. Not Insured by any Federal Governmental Agency. Not Guaranteed by the Bank.
Full Service Agency Located at Round Top State Bank - Tommy Baker III, Agent Not a Deposit. Not FDIC Insured. Not Insured by any Federal Governmental Agency. Not Guaranteed by the Bank.
979-249-2126 • JARRELL (Eagle Bank - a Branch of Round Top State Bank) 12345 N. IH 35 512-746-2531
• LA GRANGE 2010 Hwy. 71 West 979-966-0556 • LEXINGTON 8681 St. Hwy. 77 979-773-2227 ROUND TOP FINANCIAL SERVICES
Full Service Brokerage - Reece Cernoch, Broker and Tom Baker III, Broker
EOE Member FDIC
Your Hometown Bank Since 1912 www.roundtopstatebank.com
Securities and insurance products are not FDIC or NCUA insured, not bank or credit guaranteed, may lose value, not insured by any federal government agency, and not a bank or credit union deposit. Securities and insurance products offered by LPL Financial and its affiliates, member FINRA/SIPC. LPL Financial and Round Top State Financial Services are independent entities.
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Festival Hill Has Kid’s Concert
Every June as part of their Summer Institute, Festival Hill invites kids for a special afternoon free concert followed by an instrument “petting zoo.” After the concert of kid-themed music is over, children are invited on stage to learn more about the instruments and are even allowed to try to play them. Check out festivalhill.org for when this year’s kids concert will be. Photo by Jeff Wick
Wine and Snacks Served Thursday Friday, & Saturday after 1:00 pm
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There’s only one you.
Shouldn’t your home fit who you are? Austin
Round Top
Shiloh Travis Office 512-444-0777 Cell 979-966-7126
Christopher K. Travis Office 979-249-5961 Cell 979-249-6957
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Fayetteville Has Become a Magnet For Artists of All Kinds
Guitar players inside the old fire station at the Pickin’ Park gathering on the Fayetteville square.
Photo by Joan Herring
By PAT JOHNSON
Thirty-five years ago
visual artists, architects and musicians began to call Fayetteville home. Drawn to it beauty, pastoral landscapes, and close proximity to three major art hubs it continues to support the influx of artists. Now Fayetteville is home to the Fayette Area Heritage Museum, an annual Artwalk, a world class chamber music festival, country music events and gallery openings. The recent opening of the Red and White Inn and Gallery has placed Fayetteville even more on the art radar. The old Red and White, built in 1835, has had many businesses in it over the years including the original grocery store. New owners Joan and Jerry Herring have turned the upstairs of the historic two story building into a 4-bed, 4-bathroom inn. On the first floor the Red and White Gallery will show oneperson and group exhibitions. The gallery opened in December 2012 with Edgar von Minden’s Fayetteville Building. The next opening featured Jesus Moroles, internationally recognized sculptor and 2008 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. He exhibited work in granite, steel and paper. Upcoming shows include William Anzalone, Mary Quiros and Pat Johnson. And if you have art you certainly need photography and a frame shop. Joe and Addie Dybala have just opened Dy-
The scenic town square in Fayetteville is often a gathering space for antique shows, musical performances or, like above, for the town’s celebration of the Fayetteville Lions 2012 state baseball championship. Photo by Jeff Wick
bala Photography on the square. They have returned to the family farm to enjoy working and living in Fayetteville. Joe began his career in Rosenberg in 1974 and established his own photography studio in 1981. He has received many state, regional and national awards including the Masters of Photography Degree presented by the Professional Photographers of American for superior photographic excellence. The studio will specialize in portraiture, photo res-
toration and custom framing. Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS), headquartered in Fayetteville, enhances the area’s exposure to the visual and performing arts. Founded in 2003, they have been augmenting school art programs in Fayette, Colorado and Austin counties with Art After School and Fine Art Assemblies. The assemblies bring individual artists and groups, such Continued on Page 88
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Antiques on the Square
Country Place Hotel
Antique Show Thurs, March 28 – Wed, April 3 Old Firehouse & Courthouse Lawn 9 am – 9 pm
Historic Fayetteville Square A National Historic District (979) 966-7771 www.countryplacehotel.com
Arts for Rural Texas
Dybala Photography & Framing
Art for Everyone – Old and Young! Bringing fine arts to our communities (979) 378-2113 www.artsforruraltexas.org
Custom Framing Photo Restorations & Portraiture (979) 702-0729 www.dybalaphotography.com
Bob Green Fishing
Fayetteville Chamber Music Festival
Full and Half Day Trips Available All Gear Provided (281) 460-9200 www.fayettecountybassfishing.com
May 10-19, 2013 Country Place Hotel, On the Square (979) 249-5035 www.fayettevillemusic.org
Cottages on the Square
Fayette Realty, Inc.
Bed, Beverages & Snacks Two Quaint Country Cottages email: dietlisa949@yahoo.com (318) 465-1603
Residential, Farm & Ranch Small Town Friendliness... Big Results (979) 378-4100 www.fayette-realty.com
Country Place Gallery
Honeysuckle Gallery B&B
Featuring Clovis Heimsath, Michael Clann & Other Artists 207 W. Fayette St. michaelclann.com & clovisheimsath.com
One Block off the Historic Square Rock on the Porch, 111 E. Fayette St. (979) 378-3026 jbrownj@cvctx.com
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Jane’s Joy
Oak Thicket & Park Prairie
Garden Shop – Florist Pleaseantries 103 N. Washington (979) 966-9838
RV, Cabins & Tent Camping LCRA Park Reservations (855) 392-7638 www.lcra.org/reserve (979) 249-3504 & (979) 249-3344
Jerry’s General Store Groceries, Produce & Supplies M-F 7-5:30, Sat. 7:30-4:30, Sun. 8-11 128 N. Live Oak St. (979) 378-2111
Sunday – Thursday 8 am – 9:30 pm Friday – Saturday 8 am – 10 pm Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner (979) 378-2719
Joe’s Place
Red & White Inn
Wednesday – Sunday 11 am – Late Evening 120 N. Live Oak (979) 378-9035
4 Individual Rooms With Private Baths On the Historic Square Joan Herring (713) 818-9766 www.blackbirdfarmtexas.com
Orsak’s Cafe
Las Brisas Farm
Rolling 7 Guest Cottage
Elegant, Outdoor Weddings 1108 Ross Prairie Church Rd. (979) 378-5035 www.lasbrisasfarm.org
1377 E. State Hwy. 159 mestein1949@hotmail.com www.rolling7cottage.com (979) 250-3720
Live Oak Guest Cottage
Yesterday’s Past
Charming Guest Cottage on the Square Minutes from Lake Fayette Visit Historical Fayetteville Today! www.liveoakguestcottage.com
Wednesday-Friday 11 am – 5 pm Saturday 11 am – 5:30 pm Antiques & Sundries (979) 378-4273
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More and More People Discovering the Magic of Fayetteville Continued from Page 85 as the Houston Grand Opera and the Austin Ballet, to perform and teach in local schools. Summer Art Camp is held annually for area school children. It provides art enrichment through five-week summer sessions. They also host art exhibitions, music events and film screenings. ArtWalk is their annual outdoor juried fine art show on the square in Fayetteville held May 5 – May 6, 2013. The two-day event draws people from around the state to view fine arts and crafts for sale, and to enjoy wine and food served on the historic courthouse lawn. Fayetteville is no sleeper in understanding the need for music. Traditional Czech music can still be heard on the square during the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Lickskillet Days with Larry Sodek and the Central Texas Sounds heading the bill the third weekend in October. The Texas Pickin Park sponsoring bluegrass held the second Saturday, April through November on the courthouse lawn attracts pickers from all over the state. The Fayetteville Country Music Show featuring county and gospel performers is held the last Monday of the month in the St. John’s Catholic Church Recreation Hall. Checkout the “Live and Local” section of the Fayette County Record
Fayetteville’s ArtWalk
for dates and times of these events. Each May, the Fayetteville Chamber Music Festival presents concerts of chamber music during which the audience sits near the musicians and experiences the music close-up. World-class musicians from New York, Hungary, Poland, Houston and Austin perform in the Moravian Room at the Country Place Hotel in downtown historic Fayetteville where the natural acoustics bring a perfect warm, intimate sound to the musicians’ violin, clarinet and piano. The repertoire includes classics by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, and Czech favorites by Dvorak and Janacek, among others. Friday and Sat-
hibitions held during the National Council on Education for Ceramics Arts Conference in Houston this year. Johnson was commissioned by Fayette County to produce a bust of the Marquis de la Fayette for the County Courthouse.. Her studio is open by appointment only. One of Fayetteville real art treasures is a group of paintings located in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Recovered and restored in the early 1990’s they were discovered to have been painted by Moravian painter, Ignaz Johann Berger, born July 8, 1932 and died June 29, 1901. Ignaz Berger was most well known for his religious paintings. He was commissioned to paint the images in St. John’s in the late 1800’s by the Fayetteville parishioners. The paintings in St. John’s are impressive for their scale and intense detail. Berger’s works shows his early training in Vienna and reflect a highly skilled and educated artist. Even after his death, his work was seen and appreciated as etchings used to illustrate calendars, hymnbooks and religious texts. The church is open during the week so visitors may view the six paintings. For more information on the many arts events in Fayetteville and how to contact the artists check out the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce website.
urday concerts will be held May 10 through the 18th. Many events make the Country Place Hotel a center for the arts. The Country Pace Gallery is located across the garden from the Country Place Hotel and is also the studio for local artists Clovis Heimsath and Mike Clann. Watercolor master Mary Quiros, photographer Kathleen Kramr and other local artists also show their work there. The gallery is open on weekends and whenever Clovis or Mike are painting. Other studios around the square include stained-glass artist Dick Bour who has been producing large scale stained glass projects with the assistance of Fayetteville High School students. Religiously themed work is a Bour Studio specialty. Fine Art photographer, Jerry D. Brown, also calls Fayetteville home. He has exhibited in one man and group shows on the east coast, Paris France, International Fotofest, and venues around Texas. He has works in a number of personal collections and in the permanent collection at the Live Oak Art Center in Columbus, Texas and the Harry Ranson Collection at the University of Texas. Artist Pat Johnson has been working in clay for over 25 years in the old Schuhmacher Bank Building on Live Oak Street. She was recently included in four major ex-
What’s going on in Fayetteville? Last Monday of the Month All Year
Fayetteville Country Music Show www.tfcms.webs.com
Friday-Saturday Second & Third Weekend of May
Fayetteville Chamber Music Festival www.fayettevillemusic.org
Spring & Fall, Week Before Marburger
Antiques on the Square First Sunday of June
Good Old Summertime Bicycle Classic
Second Saturday, April-November
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EAT, SLEEP & ENJOY THE WAY TEXAS USED TO BE! OUR ENTIRE TOWN IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
FOR AREA INFORMATION: www.FayettevilleTxChamber.org
Texas Pickin’ Park www.texaspickinpark.com
Second Weekend of July
City Wide Garage Sale & Shop Local Days
Third Saturday of April
BP MS 150 Bike Ride http://main.nationalmssociety.org
Saturday-Sunday Third Weekend of October
First Weekend of May
Lickskillet Days Music, BBQ Cook-off, 5K Czech Singers & Dancers
ArtWalk www.artsforruraltexas.org First Saturday of May
Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser & Dance
Second Saturday of December
Country Christmas & Home Tour
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The Red and White building is one of several historic structures on the Fayetteville town square.
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The Rebirth of a Fayetteville Icon
fter the Court House, Fayetteville’s most recognized structure may well be the iconic Red & White Building, located on the historic town square. One easily associates the Red & White with its bright red paint, an obvious tie-in to the building’s name. But the name came first, long before the building was actually painted red.
A Little History
Once known as The Old Munger Store House, the Red & White Building is believed to be the oldest commercial building still standing in Fayette County. The building was built by Sylvester Munger and his wife Sarah Jane sometime between 1846 and 1850. The reason the date is not exact is because the building was already built by the time it was mentioned in a legal document: The Mungers were married in Fort Bend County in 1846, moved to Fayetteville shortly thereafter and built the building and an additional residence on property belonging to Alexander Thompson, who had received a league of land from the Mexican government. In 1850 P. J. Shaver purchased the property from Mr. Thompson and sold it to Mr. and Mrs. Munger. A document dated March 12, 1850 legalized this transaction and includes the words “...the same lot of ground on which the said Munger has erected a dwelling and store house...” The building was originally built as a general store house, and years later housed a grocery store when it was a part of the Red & White Grocery Store chain, from which it gets its current name. Rudolph Mynar and his wife Lud-
Artist Jesus Moroles talks to vistors during a recent showing at the Red and White Gallery.
mila operated the grocery and lived over the store (she for 42 years). The Red & White has also been an opera house, a Masonic Hall, a hat shop, an ice cream parlor, a doctor’s office and an antique store. In the 1880s it contained the H. Kurtz
Furniture Store. Over the years some of the other owners have lived above the store, and for the past 17 years it has been a private residence. An attached addition on the right side of the Red & See Red and White, Page 91
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Red and White is Part Gallery, Part Inn in Fayetteville White Building was the Dawn Theatre from the early 1900s to the 1960s. The large, unairconditioned room has had a life of its own as well, being a dry cleaners, a doctor’s office and a work shop after the theater’s final picture show. In 1980 Leon Hale visited the vacant, dusty theater and met with Joe Mynar, who operated the theater in its closing days. Today, many in Fayetteville remember the Dawn Theater fondly, and will find pleasure in the old building coming back to life.
A Rebirth
In 2012, Joan and Jerry Herring bought the Red & White from Mary and George Sumner, who had been living in the building as their private residence. The Herrings have invited the public back into the building with an art gallery on the first floor and the 4-bed, 4-bath Red & White Inn on the upper floor. The Red & White Gallery takes up both large rooms on the first floor. Jesús
Moroles, internationally acclaimed granite sculptor, opened the year with a show in the new gallery, and William Anzalone is showing oil paintings and pastels in May in one of his rare exhibits outside of Houston. Evan Quiros unveiled a stained glass project, and Pat Johnson and Mary Quiros have major shows on the schedule as well.
The Color
For over 100 years the building currently known as the Red & White was unpainted,
as were many buildings of that era. The siding had faded to a soft gray by the time the owner at the time, Bill Rogers, who also owned the Slick Willie’s Pool Halls in Houston, decided to paint the building a steel gray some 25 years ago. He left the Red & White grocery store sign on the front facade, and eventually, in the 1980s, repainted the building to match the sign... bright red with white trim. It has been the same since.
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Join us for our 7th Annual Festival! Country Place Hotel • Downtown Fayetteville, Texas Tickets & Information at www.fayettevillemusic.org Jorja Fleezanis, Amy Schwartz Moretti Violin Rebecca Albers Viola Julie Albers Cello Phillip Bush & Nanako Urase Piano Vincenzo Lai Flute James Ryon Oboe Ben Kamins Bassoon Karl Kramer Horn Artistic Director Håkan Rosengren, clarinet The Festival is a Texas 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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The Big Bass Always Seem To Be Biting At Lake Fayette
Retired Houston cop John Sparks runs a guide service on Fayette Lake. Here he holds up one of several nice bass he caught near the lake’s dam.
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For fishing, boating or just relaxing, one of Texas’ finest small lakes is found in Fayette County. Lake Fayette is located 10 miles east of La Grange off SH 159. For the past 30 years, bass lovers have flocked to it. You’ll need a state fishing license available at Walmart in La Grange. There is a 14-24 inch slot limit on black bass. Anglers may keep five bass 14 inches or less and one bass 24 inches or over. Lake Fayette was constructed by the LCRA and the City of Austin as a 2,400acre cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project. Warm water discharged into the lake means that it can be fished year round. Park Prairie and Oak Thicket Parks Two parks provide access to Lake Fayette for boating, fishing, camping or family reunions. Park Prairie and Oak Thicket parks are located on the north end of the lake. Daily access fees are $4 for adults; $2 for seniors (65+); children 13 and under are free. Oak Thicket Park At 85 acres, Oak Thicket is the largest and most developed park on the lake.
Twenty RV sites with water, 30-50 amp hookups and a dump station are available. There are also cedar cabins of various sizes, screened shelters and tent sites. Amenities also include a pavillion for large gatherings, a children’s playground and a birdwatching and nature loop. A multi-use trail runs from Oak Thicket Park around the perimeter of the lake to Park Prairie Park. Park Prairie Park Park Prairie is the smaller of the two parks at 14 acres. It features a boat ramp, dock and pier, tent camping and restrooms Potable water is available. Reservations for facilities at both parks can be made by calling the Texas Parks and Wildlife reservation line: (512) 389-8900 (choose option 2) or on short notice (979) 249-3344. Have fun!
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Fayetteville: What’s in a Name? Fayetteville had many monikers, names and nicknames in its early years. The settlement was called Wadis Post Office in 1835. In 1837, Jesse H. Cartwright, a sort of early real estate agent, placed an advertisement in the Telegraph and Texas Register selling lots in “Fayetteville,” though in early 1838 the town was referred to as “Alexander’s voting place” by the Commissioner’s Court of Fayette County; Samuel Alexander was Justice of the Peace and Jerome B. Alexander a district clerk. Fayetteville was also known as Lick Skillet (Lickskillet), supposedly for the fact that latecomers to the numerous community festivals who complained that all the food was gone were told to “lick the
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skillet.” Following the establishment of Fayette County in 1837 by the Congress of the Republic of Texas came the official founding of the community of Fayetteville. Suggestion was likely made that the new town be called “Shaverville” after civic leader Philip J. Shaver. But instead it was named Fayetteville in 1844, for Shaver’s birthplace of Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1847, Shaver systematically surveyed and laid out the streets and blocks. He seems to have bought most of the land still available, donating lots to the Fayetteville Academy, the Union Church and the City Cemetery. Fayetteville was incorporated on March 2, 1882.
The Town Courthouse – $800 Well Spent Built in 1880 at the cost of $800, it is a two-story precinct courthouse in which the old jail still exists on the second floor, complete with leg irons attached. The structure is mostly mortised with few nails used, and opened for its first court on February 17, 1881. A calaboose was added in 1887 at the cost of $11. There was a city attorney’s office here at one time as well as the constable’s office. The bandstand gazebo was built in 1932, and the four-faced town clock erected in 1934 by the Fayetteville women’s “Do Your Duty” club, in advance of the Texas Centennial. The clock still strikes the hour and the half-hour, making Fayetteville the smallest town with a working four-faced town clock. On the Square’s southeast corner, the Picnic Oak tree is over 100 years old! The two granite markers on the west
side of the Square commemorate Fayetteville’s founders (erected in 1936) and the 1937 sewer project.
Fayetteville knows its baseball. The Lions won the 2012 Class 1A high school state baseball title. Photo by Tom Wood
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Fayette County: How It All Began
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European Settlement, Indian Trouble, and the Almost Capital of Texas Texas State Historical Commission
P rior to E uropean settlement L ipan A paches and Tonkawa I ndians inhabited parts of what is now Fayette County. M any I ndian artifacts have been found, especially along the Colorado River and near Round Top. A few miles north of the Colorado River, above L ittle P in O ak Creek, a stratified multicomponent campsite was found, with Clovis, P lainview, and other later artifacts. I n the early eighteenth century S panish expl orers passed through the area. L a B ahí a Road, which ran southwest to northeast and crossed the river at the site of present L a G range, was the maj or route for travel during the M exi can period. The area was part of S tephen F. A ustin’s first colony, and formal settlement began in 1822 with the arrival of the A ustin colonists. From 1824 to 1828 ten members of the O ld Three H undred received title to their land grants in the fertile Colorado River valley; W illiam Rabb received four leagues in order to build a mill. A total
of ninety- two M exi can land grants were granted in the area that is now Fayette County. The earliest settlers gathered at W ood’s Fort, M oore’s Fort ( L a G range) , the J ames Ross home, and J esse B urnam’s blockhouse, twelve miles below L a G range. Ferries were used to cross the Colorado River until the first bridge was built at L a G range by private subscription in 1883. O n D ecember 14, 1837, upon petition of the citiz ens, the Congress of the Republic of Texa s established the county of Fayette, named in honor of the M arquis de L afayette. L a G range, the name of the chateau to which L afayette retired, was designated the county seat. The citiz ens organiz ed the county government on J anuary 18, 1838, and the southwestern boundary of the county was ext ended westward on M ay 3, 1838. The county lost territory in the south to L avaca County in 1854 and in the north to L ee County in 1874. The early settlers’ life revolved around their plantations, but problems with I ndians occupied much of their time. S ometimes the settlers felt so
Indian arrowheads and spearpoints, like this one unearthed in Round Top by Franklin Schobel are commonly found in Fayette County. Photo by Jeff Wick
threatened that they moved down to the lower Colorado River area. A t other times they grouped together, sometimes aided by L ipan A pache and Tonkawa I ndians who were friendly to the settlers, to resist marauding bands of Comanches, W acos, and K ichais. Fayette County men were prominent in the Texa s Revolution; more than fifty men
participated in the battle of S an J acinto, including J oel W alter Robinson, one of the captors of A ntonio L ópe z de S anta A nna. The S omervell, M ier, and D awson expe ditions were composed mostly of Fayette County men. I n 1848 the remains of the men killed in the D awson M assacre and in P erote P rison were returned to Fayette County and interred on M onument H ill; in 1933 a granite tomb was dedicated there. The historic M uster O ak, still standing on the square, has been a rallying site since the early settlement. W illiam M enefee, a signer of the Texa s D eclaration of I ndependence, was from Fayette County. A proposal to permanently locate the state capital in Fayette County was approved on A pril 11, 1838, by an overwhelming maj ority of the S econd Congress. L ocal citiz ens arranged for the purchase of the E blin league on the east side of the Colorado River near L a G range, reserving all vacant lands within a nine- mile radius. The measure was vetoed by S am H ouston, however, and the capital was located upriver in what later became A ustin.
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